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Or HaChaim on Deuteronomy 34:11/אור החיים על דברים ל״ד:י״א

אוְאָמְרוֹ לְכָל הָאֹתוֹת וְגוֹ׳ – נִמְשָׁךְ עִם מַה שֶׁלְּמַעְלָה ״יְדָעוֹ ה׳ פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים״ לְכָל הָאוֹתוֹת, פֵּרוּשׁ לְצוֹרֶךְ הָאוֹתוֹת וְגוֹ׳, וְהַכַּוָּנָה שֶׁעַל כָּל אוֹת וּמוֹפֵת שֶׁשְּׁלָחוֹ ה׳ לַעֲשׂוֹת, הָיָה יוֹדְעוֹ פָּנִים בְּפָנִים.
1 לכל האותות as evident by all the signs, etc. This verse is part of the previous verse in which the relationship between Moses and G'd is described as one where they talked to each other face to face. The reason this was so was to enable Moses to perform all the miracles he had performed. In other words, G'd had informed Moses face to face when instructing him to perform the miracles.
בעוֹד יִתְבָּאֵר עַל פִּי מַה שֶׁכָּתַב הָרַמְבָּ״ם בְּהִלְכוֹת דֵּעוֹת שֶׁהַנָּבִיא שֶׁיָּקוּם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֵין צָרִיךְ שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה מוֹפְתִים גְּדוֹלִים כְּאוֹתָם שֶׁעָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה, אֶלָּא כָּל שֶׁהוּא מֵהַמּוֹפְתִים שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה וְכוּ׳. וְתִמְצָא שֶׁבִּשְׁנֵי מְקוֹמוֹת אָמְרָה הַתּוֹרָה חוֹזֶק הָאֱמוּנָה בְּמֹשֶׁה: א׳, עַל הַיָּם דִּכְתִיב (שמות יד:לא) ״וַיַּאֲמִינוּ בַּה׳ וּבְמֹשֶׁה עַבְדּוֹ״. ב׳, בְּמַתַּן תּוֹרָה דִּכְתִיב (שמות יט:ט) ״וְגַם בְּךָ יַאֲמִינוּ לְעוֹלָם״.
2We may also understand these words in light of what Maimonides wrote in chapter 10,1 of his Hilchot Yesodey HaTorah that when a prophet arises in Israel there is no need for him to legitimise himself through the performance of miracles such as the ones performed by Moses in which the laws of nature were changed. It suffices if he correctly predicts events which will take place in the future. You will find that the Torah wrote something reflecting the people's belief in Moses as a prophet on two separate occasions. One occasion is in Exodus 14,31 where the Torah reports that "the people believed in G'd and in Moses His servant." The second occasion is Exodus 19,9 where G'd promised Moses that the people would have faith in him on an ongoing basis.
גוְעַיֵּין מַה שֶׁפֵּרַשְׁתִּי בְּפָסוּק ״דַּבֵּר אַתָּה עִמָּנוּ וְנִשְׁמָעָה״ (שמות כ:טז), שֶׁפֵּרַשְׁתִּי וּנְקַבְּלָה, שֶׁכְּבָר הִצְדִּיקוּ נְבוּאָתוֹ בְּהַצְדָּקָה מוּרְגֶּשֶׁת וּגְלוּיָה לָהֶם, וְלָזֶה בָּא דְּבַר ה׳ וְאָמַר ״וְלֹא קָם נָבִיא עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל״ וְגוֹ׳:
3Please refer to what I have written on Exodus 20,16 in connection with the words: "speak with us and we will listen." I explained there that the meaning is that the Israelites expressed their willingness to accept whatever Moses would tell them in G'd's name. This proves that they had previously accepted him as a prophet.
דהַטַּעַם כִּי מֹשֶׁה נָתַן כָּל הָאוֹתוֹת, מַה שֶׁאֵין נָבִיא אַחֵר עוֹשֶׂה כָּזֶה, וְאֵין צָרִיךְ לוֹמַר כֻּלָּן. וְעוֹד ״לְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה״ שֶׁהוּא קְרִיעַת יַם סוּף שֶׁבּוֹ הֶאֱמִינוּ, ״וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל״ שֶׁהוּא בְּמַעֲמַד הַר סִינַי, שֶׁבּוֹ גָּמְרוּ לְהַאֲמִין לֹא יָקוּם עוֹד נָבִיא שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה כָּזֶה:
4This is why the Torah writes here that no prophet like Moses arose again amongst the Israelites, i.e. no other prophet enjoyed the complete trust of the people as had Moses. ולכל היד החזקה. These words refer to the miracles of splitting the sea of reeds, which was one of the miracles that caused the people to believe in Moses; the words ולכל המוראה הגדול refer to the revelation at Mount Sinai and Moses' share in it. At that time the people realised there would never be another prophet who would be able to do this.
הוְגָמַר אוֹמֶר ״לְעֵינֵי כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל״, פֵּרוּשׁ שֶׁהֵם בְּעַצְמָן רָאוּ הַדְּבָרִים, וְלֹא לְצַד הָאֱמוּנָה כְּסֵדֶר שֶׁעוֹשִׂים בִּשְׁאָר הַנְּבִיאִים הַבָּאִים אַחֲרָיו, אֶלָּא בְּעֵינֵיהֶם רָאוּ כִּי מֹשֶׁה נְבִיא ה׳ אֱמֶת וְתוֹרָתוֹ תּוֹרַת אֱלֹהִים חַיִּים אֱמֶת.
5The Torah concludes with the words לעיני כל ישראל, before the eyes of the whole nation of Israel. This means these people all were eye witnesses to the miracles performed by Moses. They did not have to rely on reports by other later prophets who would tell them about this. They knew that Moses the prophet of G'd was true, that his Torah was true, and that the living G'd was a true fact.
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